Canadian exec Smith to take Air France-KLM helm
Air France-KLM’s board of directors appointed Air Canada COO Ben Smith as its new CEO, the first non-French national to head the group. The Aug. 16 announcement comes after a months-long search to find a successor to former CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac, who resigned in May over a labor conflict with Air France’s workforce that had […]
Canadian airline profits projected to fall in 2018 on increased costs
Canada"™s airline profitability, which reached a 20-year high last year, is expected to soften due to higher fuel and labour costs, according to a Conference Board of Canada report. Airline pre-tax profits are forecast to drop 27 per cent to $1.32 billion as increasing costs outpace higher revenues that are forecast to approach $32 billion. […]
Canadian government to trial biometrics and blockchain in air travel
The government of Canada has announced the launch of a Known Traveller Digital Identity prototype, which will test the application of biometrics and blockchain technology in the area of air travel. The prototype, developed in collaboration with Accenture, was launched at the World Economic Forum"™s (WEF) 48th Annual Meeting. The government is collaborating with the […]
Canadian man sues airline for not serving champagne
A Canadian man is suing an airline for serving sparkling wine instead of champagne on a flight. Daniel Macduff flew from Quebec to the Cuban island resort of Cayo Coco on Sunwing Airlines which he says advertised a "glass of champagne", The National Post reports. The retired civil servant filed a lawsuit against the airline […]
Air Canada designó a Ignacio Salvador Ferrer como Country Manager de Argentina
Ignacio Salvador Ferrer, pese a su juventud, acredita una dilatada carrera en la aerolínea a la que ingresó en 2001 al concretarse la fusión entre Air Canada y Canadian Airlines International. Ferrer había iniciado su vínculo con esta última empresa tres años antes como Representante de Ventas Interno. Luego de la fusión, pasó a desempeñarse […]
